The children living at the Fr. Ray Children’s Village welcomed His Excellency the Right Reverend Silvio Siripong Charatsri, Bishop of Chantaburi, who travelled to Pattaya to see for himself the work of the Fr. Ray Foundation.
Upon arriving at the Children’s Village His Excellency was welcomed by Fr. Peter, Fr. Michael, Fr. Worawut, Fr. Gautreau and [...]
Being Pattayas’ largest charity, the Fr. Ray Foundation relies on the generosity of donors both in Thailand and from supporters from around the world. Fr. Ray Brennan once said that ‘People give me money to help children, the more money I have the more children I can help’.
Today there are more than eight hundred and [...]
Every organisation caring for, educating, or providing services for children and young people, must be aware of local and national child protection policies. The Fr. Ray Foundation currently has more than eight hundred children and disabled students in its care, and has a dedicated department of social workers who are devoted to the protection of [...]
When teenage street kids want to change their life and decide to leave the streets of Pattaya they need somewhere to go, and one place where they can receive the help they need is the Fr. Ray Drop-In Center.
The Drop-In Center will help these young people get their life back on track with counseling and [...]
Schools, colleges and universities throughout the Kingdom opened for a new school year in early May, and the Redemptorist Vocational School for People with Disabilities recently welcomed eighty new students.
From all over Thailand these young people with disabilities have made the decision to leave the comforts of their familes and homes and spend two years [...]
It is estimated that seven children under the age of eighteen die by drowning each day in Thailand, more than two thousand five hundred deaths each year, the majority of which could have been prevented if the victim had received swimming lessons at an early age. Earlier this year the students at the Fr. Ray [...]
In an attempt to end the deadlock between the Red-Shirts and the government, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva appears to have conceded some ground to the Reds with his offer to dissolve the House in September, as long as there was an adherence to his five-point plan or ‘pathway to elections’, saying “I think that if [...]
Songkran is upon us once again and before Pattaya turns into one huge water fight on the 19th of April a more traditional ceremony takes place throughout the Kingdom. This ancient ceremony involves the pouring of water over a statue of Buddha and also over the hands of elders. Up at the Fr. Ray Children’s [...]
Following the recent annual meeting of the Redemptorists of Thailand held in Pattaya, the following changes have been announced.
Fr. Apisit Kritsaralam, C.Ss.R. Acting President of the Fr. Ray Foundation, will leave Pattaya to take up the position of Director of Ruamrudee International School in Minburi, and joining the Fr. Ray Foundation will be Fr. [...]
“Give us back our city,” was the plaintive slogan written on a ‘multi-coloured’ pro-government protestor’s placard, epitomising sentiments of an increasing number of Bangkok citizens, alienated by the Red-Shirt’s near seven week paralysis of the city. During this time, and especially in the past fortnight, events have been changing with quicksilver rapidity, with 26 killed [...]
